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In training with Chemmy Alcott

Chemmy Alcott became the first British skier to score points in a World Cup giant slalom race last month

Learning to ski has not been difficult, but overcoming prejudices has. Competitors used to dismiss my chances because I was from Britain, but I am beginning to get respect and credit. I compete in the four disciplines, but the tour’s design makes the travelling tiring. This week, for example, we are staying 2,500m above sea level; until our bodies acclimatise, we use oxygen masks every morning.

Between competitions, I spend time at the British Olympic base, near Salzburg, but last Wednesday I flew to America to prepare for the next stage of the World Cup series: the giant slalom and slalom events at Park City, Utah, at the end of this month, before the downhill and super G competitions in Lake Louise, Canada, in December